Ukrainian refugees who live in Poland, but do not work and do not pay taxes, may be deprived of assistance from the state under the “800+” program. The corresponding bill has already been submitted to the Polish parliament.

According to the Polish Press Agency (PAP), such a proposal was previously received from the mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski. Now the Minister of Defense and head of the Polish Peasant Party, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, has come out in support of the initiative..

“For me personally, this is quite acceptable... The Poles have opened their hearts and the doors of their homes, we help, we pay social benefits, we provide healthcare, education in schools, but we also expect that these will not only be expenses from the state budget, our money. It is very important that these people contribute to the Polish economy, so they will ease the costs of the Polish state,” said Kosiniak-Kamysz.

He called on refugees from Ukraine to share the tax burden of the Poles. " This approach is the most pragmatic and expected from society,” the minister emphasized..

Last week, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski called on the government to develop legislative amendments so that Ukrainians receive benefits such as " Such an offer will be beneficial to Poland, says Trzaskowski. After this, the head of the Law and Justice parliamentary faction, Mariusz Blaszczak, said that his party had submitted to the Sejm a corresponding bill with the necessary amendments to the legislation.